Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1887-01-13
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Worcester voters Goanx BACK oa
Protection.
In the New York Times, T. b. r. has been |
having able tariff reform letters from New |
England manufacturing towns, beginning |
with several In Connecticut and going TO |
Rhode Island. On January Sd hs wrote |
thus from Worcester, Mass:
This city, as everybody 10 Massachusetts, |
knows, and as, In the opinion OF George |
Frlsble Hoar and people OF that tlf, every |
citizen of the United States should know,
IA In the Tenth Congressional district OF |
Massachusetts,. From time immennorlaii
which here means the date OF the brst Re
publican victory, the Tenth Congressional
district had been considered the stronghold
OF Republieanism and all that the term Inn
piled. Other districts In which Republican
confidence was reposed might go wrong, but
the Tenth could always hs depended upon TO
return person upon whose unswerytng
loyalty to Republican principles, among
which might DO mentioned "proteetiye"
t9lifl, avery reliance could be placed. havlng
obtained the nomination, the Republican
candidate felt certain OF election. The dis.
tTlct Is crowded with manufacturers, and
about election time the cry Of protection
for American industries and American labor
drowned all other cries. There occasionally
arose a man who was bold enough to hint
that tails old cry meant much more to the
man, but II the highwayman, as he was
termed by the more moderate protection
ists," persisted Ia endangertng the pros
perlty of the country, but particularly the
prosperity of the workingman, by advocat'
Ing change In the national policy, 1t was
quickly proclaimed that he was person
devoid OF every principle, and that IL he
were searched a large store Of British gold
would doubtless be found upon his
person. As the manufacturer advised 80 the
| employees OF the manufacturer voted. The
| workinRman was told that If he desired to
| witness an influx not only of the
| products OF the pauper labor Of
/ Europe, but of the pauper labor Itself,
| all he had to do was TO vote against
| the party that advocated q high protective
/ tariff. AZ the worklngman had no dusire to
i witness anything Of the sort, having all ne
i could do as 1t was to live comfortably, he
believed what be was told by his employer
| and voted accordingly,
10 he coLtinued TO vote until the last
Congressional campaign. Then he suddenly
executed flank movement and paralyzed
the advocates of high protective tariff by
electing u man who had been denounced
AS a free trader. 10 spite of the solemn
warming that the election of John Il. Rus.
sci to Congress from the Tenth district
would ruin every manufacturing industry
In Massachusetts and bring sudden destltu-
ton upon the entire country, American
labor took the bit In It's teeth, and voted
Mr.. Russell into Congress. At such result
the rest Of the state, from high protective
tariff stand point, WAS Mortified. IL was
simply hearibreaking to contemplate the
| place filled for 10 years III Congress by
Senator Hear before ha became senator,
, occupied bya Democrat who had openly
| denounced the present tariff system a.
, Ubiquitous and as burden to the country
IL can readily be understood that In dis
l trict so overwhelmingly Republican as thu
D | Tenth, Mr.. Russell must have received I
: large number of Republican votes. III
: owes his election 20 two causes, the spreat
! of tariff reform principles and the apath.
of his opponents. Nj. Hoar, upon his cleo
ton to a seat In the United States Senate
" was succeeded by W. W. Rice as the dis
7 trict's representative In the lower house 0
], Congress-. Mr. Rice had filed the place 10
n eight years when Theodore O. Bates, one Q
4 his warmest supporters, evlnced desire I
q 20 to Oongress. He mentioned the matte
to Congressman Rice, who replied that h
would be willing to relinquish his place
!, he were permitted to fill 1t for 10 years. Ill
q predecessor had occupied It for 10 years
Is he had no desire to inaugurate change !
n the fashion. II Bates would help him I
D. get a nomination for the term that woul
10 fill out the 10 years, he in return woul
I, throw his influence for Bates 10 the follow
= ing campaign, 1t was bargain; both sal
y so. But having served for 10 years Mr.. Rio
s. manifested a desire to serve for anothI
le term. Bates demurred and made fight
the convention. He lost the nomination
a few votes. His defeat did not apparent
incite him to strenuous exeltions In behH
OF Rice's election, though az he was chal
man OF the Republican congressional con
3" mittee he could hardly work against Il
NJ Republican candidate Rice felt contlde
re of his election and acted accordingly,
- The Democratic nomination had new
y been considered more than an empty II s
~ expensive honor. II was given to John
a. Russell. He had always been Detnocrt
at For years he had been tariff reformer.
BIO favored an extension OF the free list and
O. general reduction Of the tariff. His vie,
"a were known to every voter In the distrt
q and by the high-tariff men he was inyai
~ ably denominated fres trader. He "
20 well known, having for years been col
40 missioner OF agriculture, an appointme
sc In the hands of the governor.
be The tariff was the issue upon which I
ud campaign was fought. Rice advocated
b. y detention of the present tariff. Russ
- favored 4 low tarif and much sucn psi
~ Gas since been defined by Piss!a.
34t Y!pss4 BY mis- opponents Ar 3
en- termed free trader ana Tue Alnerle
avs labor OF the district was WARNED by IN
the that the election of Russell meant tne
struction Of the boot and shoe tndust
l
nd the wholesale importation of boots /
shoes, cottons and woolens from the OF
fus side OF the Atlantic; tu fact, Russells al
ant ton meant decay and ruin. In spite OF
last dtscournglng picture Russell made his fl
lrs. on tariff reform. When challenged to
md fine his position on the tarlh he rep
nv that he favored the free admission OF
e. materials and the general reduction of
tariff. His hearers became interes
MANY of them had never heard the OF
side of the story. They had been so act
toned TO hear that any change in the t.
that meant reduction OF duties would
he ruin OF business, and conseque
III cir ruin, that they had never though
doubling the reliability Of the cry. Nj
~ large percentage of American Ia
dt-trusts tho Intentions Of American e
tn SO far as 1t Is concerned, 1t has Glp
generally American capttalto DO Its thin
on such questions IS the tariff, and In
district at least 1t had given little thol
10 the real Ell 5ct IT tariff reduction l
III Russell ussed for Its votes. Whe
;7as bsk ed to consider how much the t
hll d one for capital IN comparison
whieh II haj done for labor, and to ga
trouble had the difference plainly den
strated, il began to feel u doubt OF the
doubted efficacy Of higt tariff.
At any rate Russell was elected, and
portion Of American labor whiGn votef
his 'protectionisth opponent has
anxiou9ly awaiting ever since the ruin
was to follow the retirement from Com
of Mr.. Rceand ih1 seating q a "ireetrat
Even In this 'proteetloun stronghold
tariff reiormers are rapidly ghi
strength, and many of thsm are, ez
upon this issu4, radical Republicans
all of them, however, are ready 10 pub
proclaim tneir belief Ia the nec6ssii
~ such a tariff reform rs the Presidents
sage defines. Privately they gra wi
enough 10 say that the President in WI
such message showed u thorough XII
edge Of the country's needs, as we'll as
courage Ia expressing his convictions
being Republicans they conceive 1t
mn their dufS 10 withhold such opinions
while at Least, II IL an easy enough II
NV. Of course, to induce b smoerats to
their belief II The wisdom Of the Presl,
course; they ssem TO think they hay
cher alternative, even II they do not
With him .t1ll q standpoint Of Simple
teal expaaianey.
Bat there AFRO Republicans who
ranged tlenf salytAa ntnupslte the Pre-,